Last year me and my dad hunted some high mountain terrane in southern NM for Merriams. We pulled into our hunting camp (old motel), unloaded our gear, oiled our shotguns for the 100th time and I pulled out my mouth call, box, and slate, to practice a few calls. I take a lot of pride in my calling so this is where it all goes downhill.

In the middle of my 10 th or 11th fly down cackle (I thought it sounded good), the manager of the motel pounds on the door. I open it to find her distressed and demanding that we pay the 100 dollar "pet deposit" because she heard a dog barking coming from our room!! It took me several minutes of convincing that what she heard was not a dog barking but my turkey call. Of course my dad was on the floor laughing his head off. Again, I take a lot of pride in my calling abilities, and it totally ruined my first day and actually my entire 2008 turkey season as I had to swallow my pride. I am still not over this, I took a nice gobbler on the second week but figured it had to be pure luck after my dog incident. I am still not over this, I may need a shrink.......

NMBlackgold wrote:Last year me and my dad hunted some high mountain terrane in southern NM for Merriams. We pulled into our hunting camp (old motel), unloaded our gear, oiled our shotguns for the 100th time and I pulled out my mouth call, box, and slate, to practice a few calls. I take a lot of pride in my calling so this is where it all goes downhill.

In the middle of my 10 th or 11th fly down cackle (I thought it sounded good), the manager of the motel pounds on the door. I open it to find her distressed and demanding that we pay the 100 dollar "pet deposit" because she heard a dog barking coming from our room!! It took me several minutes of convincing that what she heard was not a dog barking but my turkey call. Of course my dad was on the floor laughing his head off. Again, I take a lot of pride in my calling abilities, and it totally ruined my first day and actually my entire 2008 turkey season as I had to swallow my pride. I am still not over this, I took a nice gobbler on the second week but figured it had to be pure luck after my dog incident. I am still not over this, I may need a shrink.......

Am I taking this too seriously? do I need a shrink?, medication? Another Hobby (dog calling or other)? Any suggestions?

Booney3721 wrote:Try being a dishwasher/Grill cook/ellectrition/garbage disposer and your owner/boss is a fat greek woman who cals you names as Retard, stupid, idiot, molocah, f*** face and tard, and tells you that you was the inspiration for abortion and birth control.

Booney3721 wrote:Try being a dishwasher/Grill cook/ellectrition/garbage disposer and your owner/boss is a fat greek woman who cals you names as Retard, stupid, idiot, molocah, f*** face and tard, and tells you that you was the inspiration for abortion and birth control.

Your good sir. I have had people ask me what the hell was going on out in the shop after I finished blowing a few turkey calls.
I had to go to the shop due to the fact that my Yellow-collared macaw learned how to yelp But the wife didn`t find it all that funny

I take my calling very seriously as well. Look at it this way, you called in a turkey and never left the hotel

STUMP

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stumpjumper wrote:Your good sir. I have had people ask me what the hell was going on out in the shop after I finished blowing a few turkey calls. I had to go to the shop due to the fact that my Yellow-collared macaw learned how to yelp But the wife didn`t find it all that funny

I take my calling very seriously as well. Look at it this way, you called in a turkey and never left the hotel

STUMP

Thanks Stump for the "pick me up". I don't feel so bad now. I was thinking about just running the ridgelines and slamming the tailgate ever 100 yards or so to get one gobbling instead of calling. Funny about your macaw, does it strut??? I guess maybe my calling was better than I thought, however, I don't know what the limit is on hotel managers in NM. Definitely a bearded hen though...

Soundin good isn't as important as knowing how to call turkeys. While deer hunting a few years back, i thought i heard my dad calling some turkeys. I told him to throw that call away and that it sounded terrible. He then told me it was real birds walkin under his treestand.Dont worry about it, let the birds tell you if your sounding good.